Panthers 15 Wildcats 3



The Panthers had a great day with the bats and played good defense to take down the Wildcats 15-3.  The Panthers scored 1 run in the top of the first.  This was answered by the Wildcats who scored 3 runs in the bottom of the first.  This would end up being the Wildcats only runs.  The Panthers tied the game in the bottom of the second, followed by two 5-run innings in the third and fourth innings.  Single runs in the fifth and sixth completed the scoring for the game.  Defensively the Panthers played a tight game.  Derek Foster made a nice catch on a fly ball a couple of feet from the fence.  Tom Riether had an outstanding offensive day, going 4-4 with a home run, a double and 5 rbis. Frank Verano was 3-4 with an rbi.  Dereck Foster went 2-4 with a double. John Rozolis and Steve Griffin went 2-4 with an rbi apiece.  Bim Bradford was 2-3 with an rbi and Darryl Puzan was 2-2.  Kevin Culp contributed a hit and 2 rbis. Finally Craig Niederpruem had a hit and an rbi and Warren Fuchs rounded out the hitting with a single. 

The Game Started with Tom Reither Hitting a SOLO HOME RUN with 2 Out in the First for a 1-0 Lead. The Wildcats answered with the First 3 Batters in their Lineup Scoring in the Bottom Half of the First Inning for a 3-1 Lead for The Wildcats the only problem was that the Panthers would score at least 1 Run and as many as 5 Runs in the next 5 Innings for a Final Score of 15-3 The Panthers Played Great Defense and Kevin Culp Pitched a Great Game as the Wildcats would only come away with 7 Base hits for the Game !!! Damn the Wildcats Pitcher “Tom Delaney”  almost Walked that many Batters I’m pretty Sure that He walked 4 Batters that’s all He can remember (well He hopes that’s all there were)

With 7 Base hits there’s No Need to say who led the Offense Today even though Dave Noa was 2 for 3 with a Run Scored !!! The Cats had some Errors but didn’t get any Help from their Sometime Foul Mouthed Pitcher !!! Just to Note there was No Foul Language used Today and No Tom didn’t have Laryngitis He was just trying to set an example as a Manager and by the way when You get an “ASS WHOOPING” like We did there’s No Need for Vulgarity Ha-ha.

Congratulations to the Panthers who Played EXCELLENT DEFENSE and Hit the Ball Hard and Often.

Blues Brothers 9 Classics 8

The Blues Brothers played their first extra inning game in their two-year history, beating the Classics 9 to 8 in the bottom of the eighth inning.  Andy Cohen was our ghost runner starting at 2nd base, in the bottom of the eighth inning. John Salmon got a single advancing Andy to third base. Vince Burkett hit a single to drive Andy to secure the victory.

Jack Feehan hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the seventh inning after a Kevin Grevera single to tie the game at 8 to 8.

Earlier in the game Paul Stetko hit an inside the park three run home run on a shot to the right field corner.

Kevin Grevera, Viced Burkett, and Jack Feerhan had three hits for the winners.  Andy Cohen pitched all eight innings to be the winning pitcher.

Once again, the Classics started the game with 3 runs in the top of the 1st inning, and the bats went silent until the 6th inning. The Blues Brothers matched the 3 runs in the bottom half of the 1st inning and then put up another 3 runs in the 2nd inning highlighted by Ed Bradriff stealing second base. The Classic bats came alive in the 6th inning with the top 5 batters in the lineup reaching base and scoring. Going into the bottom of the 7th inning, the Classics held a 2-run advantage until Jack Feehan crushed a home run to tie the score. No runs in the top of the 8th for the Classics provided the opportunity that the Blues Brothers needed before Vince Burkett dropped a single into short left field for the walk off win.

The Classics were led by Pete Williamson who went 2-3, 1 run scored and had 4 RBIs. Greg Kloiber added 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored. Fred Weiner was 2-3 with an RBI and Howard Wible contributed an RBI, as well. Jeff Blank led the pack with 2 hits in 2 at-bats. Others with 2 hits were Wayne Heaton (2-3), who hurled a great game on the mound that he detests, Craig Wright (2-3) back at the leadoff spot and Scott Comer (2-3) continuing his hot streak. The Classics look forward to our next opponent, the Devils, on Tuesday, still trying to save Dick Tosti's job. Let's gooo!!

Eagles 4 Starr 3

Starr started off today's game by scoring three runs in the first inning whereas the Eagles started slow.  The Eagles managed to start chipping away at their lead by scoring a run in the third, fourth and fifth inning, while holding Starr scoreless.  The game was tied 3-3 going into the sixth inning and no runs were scored by either team in that inning.  Starr also went scoreless in the seventh inning.  The Eagles pitcher Dennis Burza led off the seventh inning with a single.  Joe Mersh hit a hard hit ball to left field.  Dennis Burza hightailed it all the way home to score the winning run.  The Eagles came from behind with a 4-3 victory.  Both teams played very well.  It was a very exciting game.  

Steve Scheele, Kevin Jerden, Joe Mersh, Ken Radon all had two hits.  Jack Galloway hit a double in the fifth inning.  Hats off to Starr for a very close and entertaining game.  

A very close, exciting game today.  Starr opened up the scoring with 3 runs in the 1st inning.  With a 3 - 0 lead the Eagles got 1 run in the 3rd, 4th and 5th innings for a 3 - 3 tie heading into the last inning.  Starr loaded the bases in the top of the 7th and was unable to score, and the Eagles scored the winning run in the bottom half for a 4-3 Eagles victory.  Both pitchers pitched great games with no walks allowed and the game was played in 1 hour.

Defensively Ron Fein and Terry Abrams made tremendous plays for the Starr team.  Offensively, Larry Levin, Terry Klein, Mark Azzaro and Spencer Snyderman each had 2 hits.  Ron Fein, Chris Metzger, Terry Abrams,  Bill Schwartz, Bill Krieger, Dave Detweiler, and Alan Massey each had 1 hit.  After scoring 3 in the 1st the Starr team forgot how to score runs.

Congratulations to the Eagles team for a great game and victory.   Thank you Tony for a tremendous umpiring job today.

Blue Jays 4  Wolfpack 3

A well played, low scoring game by both teams as the Blue Jays used a 4 run fifth inning to steal a win from the Wolfpack.  The Pack started aggressively hitting the ball hard, very hard, but the Jay's outfield was up to the challenge as Eric Suber, Curtis Bragg and Mike Weidmann all made outstanding defensive plays in the outfield.  The Pack left the bases loaded in both the first and third inning as the blue defense was both catching and dodging bullets at the same time.  The Jays infield also turned in a good performance but it was the outfield that was most challenged.  In the fourth inning the pack broke through with a 2 run inning and once again the Jays dodged a bullet as Curtis Bragg made an outstanding catch in left center and turned it into a double play.

In the sixth inning the Blue Jays offense took flight.  After a Bill Jones single and a Lingo Kong base on balls, Jim O'Brien unleashed a two run double to right center field.  That was followed by a single by Mike Weidmann, who then took second on an errant throw.  Mike Tingle followed up with a 2 run single to right to give the birds all the runs they needed.  Although they didn't know that at the time.  The Pack bounced back in the top of the seventh and there were some tense moments until Mike Weidmann robbed Hal Katz of a hit to end the game.

Overall the Jays offense struggled.  Frank Glauser was the only Jay with 2 hits (a single and a double).  One hit days for Eric Suber (1 for 2, walk), Curtis Bragg  (1 for 2, walk) , Bill Jones 1 for 3, run), Jim O'Brien (1 for 2, double, 2 RBIs, run), Mike Weidmann (1 for 1, walk run), Mike Tingle (1 for 2, 2 RBIs), Home Run Freddy Eberhardt (1 for 2) and Art Taylor (1 for 2).  Only 10 hits in total but the 5 hits in the sixth inning made the difference in the game.

This was one of the best played games, by both teams, this season. The Blue Jays came out on top in a squeaker 4-3. The Wolfpack scalded the ball in the first 3 innings but most hot shots were directly to a Blue Jays fielder. The Pack defense made great plays holding the Jays scoreless through the same innings. In top of the 4th, hits by Keith Klasic (2-3), Mike Blasco (going 3-3) and Jack Donohue (2-3) produced a 2 run rally , which was then shut down by a Jays double play. Going into the bottom of the 5th , it was 2-0 Wolfpack but the Blue Jays had walks and timely hits to score 4 runs.

Neither team scored in the 6th inning but the "never give up" Wolfpack pushed across a run in the top of the 7th making it a 4-3 game. With the tying run on base, again the Pack hit the ball hard but the solid Blue Jays outfield made the plays shutting down the rally. For the Pack, Bruce Ludlow played solid going 2-3 at the plate, Keith Klasic went 2-3, Mike Blasco banged out 3 hits including a triple and Jack Donohue was a solid 2-3. Ron Mangini and Bill Howland each delivered hits. The Blue Jays defense played a fabulous game to seal the victory 4-3.

Flames 11 Devils 10

In a game of punch/counterpunch, the Flames squeaked out an 11-10 victory over the Devils in a game either team could have won and neither team deserved to lose.  Both teams loaded the bases multiple times and the Flames were fortunate that twice they generated five run innings from that while the Devils only converted their bases loaded innings into five runs once.  The Devils jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning on a three-run homerun bomb to right center field from Jim Parsons.  The Flames jumped ahead with a five run second inning and led 6-4 when the Devils blazed ahead with five runs in the bottom of the fifth inning.  The Flames scored five runs in the top of the seventh inning with a clutch single by Jim Stabene driving in the final two runs of a one run victory.  After the Devils scored one run and had the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh with one out, the Flames snuffed out the Devils with a game-ending double play..  Every batter in the Flames lineup contributed at least one hit with eight players scoring runs and seven players driving in runs.  (For those of you concerned about the Flames having 15 players, some players both scored and drove in a run).  Ed Occhi pitched a complete game in the heat despite being asked to courtesy run twice by his manager.  Ed also had three hits and two RBI's.  Tom Cosgrove, Mike Aversa, and Bob Dougherty each had two hits.  Charlie Whittaker, Phil D'Angiolini, and Mike Aversa stroked doubles.  Wolf Schwartz, Tracy Zimmerman, and Lee Jaslow each singled and walked, keeping rallies going.  Thanks go to Clete Mahoney for serving as umpire allowing five simultaneous games.  Flames manager Tom Cosgrove would like to thank all the Devils players for making sure he was aware that our league has a catch-up rule during discussions in pregame warm-ups!

The only good thing about today's game is that Jim Parsons hit his second home run without running the bases..

Jim went 3-4 as well as Wayne Haller.

Defense was fine but our offense is lacking……a great close game losing by one run in the seventh inning.

Hot Shots 8 Flames 1

The Hot Shots played their crisp brand of solid defense, coupled with a mix of small and long ball offense to defeat the short handed Flames today 8 to 1, in a picture-perfect day to play Senior Softball at Community Park.

The 'Shots got the ball rolling quickly as Dale Cassidy worked a leadoff walk, followed by  Tony Baccari reaching base on a fielder's choice error at 2b. With the first two Hot Shots' batters aboard, Clete Mahoney and John Reich delivered RBI singles. A selective walk by Al Moffa loaded the bases for a RBI infield fly by John Breig, as the ball dropped on the infield dirt and Clete Mahoney intelligently scooted home taking advantage of the infield fly rule. The Flames plated a run in the bottom of the inning as the score tallied 3-1 Hot Shots at the end of one frame.

The Hot Shots used a mix of different hits in the second to scratch out another run when "Aruba Tommy Bahama" Sekora doubled, moved to third on a productive Del Kates ground out to the right side, followed by an infield RBI single by Bob Silvester.

In the third, Tony Baccari tripled and was followed by another productive middle infield RBI ground out to the shortstop Tom Cosgrove, by Clete Mahoney.

Again, in the fifth inning, Aruba Tommy Sikora got things going with a single, also followed by another Bob Silvester hit, and a clutch two out RBI single by Ron Miller. All of the while, the 'Shots defense on the field were holding the Flames off, helping to mount a 6 to 1 lead at the end of five innings.

The Hot Shots added two additional runs on a Tony Baccari single, who hit a divot running, (polite for saying Tony tripped over himself) stumbled going to second, and had to safely crawl back to first like an upside-down beached sea turtle. Fortunately, Clete Mahoney capped the Hot Shots' scoring with a two run homer via a slicing line drive down the right field line that rolled past the right fielder, chasing Tony home and scoring Clete directly behind him, for the 'Shots seventh and eighth runs of the game.

Ed Occhi of the Flames did a nice job pitching and fielding his position today in the absence of their regular pitcher Ray Morris. The Flames were also without Mike Cici today who is another one of their productive contributors.

Hats off to Tom Cosgrove and the Flames for a nicely played game today.

Defensively, the infield was busy this morning and were led by Dale Cassidy, George Groves, and Tom Sikora, who also had a nice step and throw double play at second base. Fran Mclaughlin made a couple of nice putouts at first base, stretching low and high to record two critical outs. Ray Buchichio also had a "heads up" put out at second base that thwarted a Flames rally. Ron Miller and Johnny Breig combined for a stellar pitching performance today.

Offensively, the Hot Shots made the most of 11 hits, and 3 walks, while avoiding their season long nemesis, the double play. Individual notable efforts were led by:

Clete Mahoney - 2-3, 2R, 4RBI, HR

Tony Baccari - 2-3, 3R, 3B

Tom Sekora - 2-3, R, 2B

Bob Silvester - 2-2, RBI

John Reich - 1-3, RBI

John Breig - 1-3, RBI

Ron Miller - 1-2, RBI

Dale Cassidy - BB, R

Al Moffa - 2BB

The Flames started off hot with their first three batters producing a run in the bottom of the first inning on a single by Tom Cosgrove, walk to Charlie Whittaker, and RBI single by Phil D'Angiolini but then the offense was stopped in its tracks by Hotshots pitchers Ron Miller and John Brieg who allowed only four other hits and three walks in an 8 to 1 loss for the Flames.  The other hits were scattered across Tom Cosgrove, Wolf Schwartz, and Tracy Zimmerman with the walks to Charlie Whittaker, Bob Doigherty, and Tracy Zimmerman.  Ed Occhi filled in as pitcher and fielded his position well with multiple plays to him up the middle.

Blues Brothers 11 Panthers 8

In a very close game on Field # 3 at 11 AM, on Tuesday it took three runs in the top of the seventh inning to break an 8 to 8 tie, for the Blues Brothers to defeat the Panthers 11 to 8.

The Panthers took the lead early scoring 3 runs in the first inning and 1 run in the third inning, taking a 4 to 0 lead, with the Blues Brothers leaving runners on base, in scoring position, in all three innings.

In the top of the fourth inning the Blues Brothers bats came to life on a single by Jack Feehan, a double by Bob Gaines, a single by Ted Henritzy, a double by Andy Cohen, a double by John Salmon, a single by George Reich, and a single by Dave Cutler.  These hits resulted in five runs, with only one out recorded.

The five to four lead did not last long as the Panthers scored 2 runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to take a 6 to 5 lead.  The Blues Brothers responded in the top of the fifth inning on singles by Andy Markowitz, Ed Brandriff and Kevin Grevera, Jack Feehan was intentionally walked. Bob Gaines responded with a single as did Ted Henritzy, and the Brothers scored 3 runs.

The Panthers fought back scoring 2 runs tying the game at 8 to 8. Both teams went scoreless in the sixth inning.

All 12 Blues Brothers had hits.  Ed Brandriff, Jack Feehan and Ted Henritzy had three hits. Paul Stetsko, Kevin Grevera, Bob Gaines, Andy Cohen and Andy Markowitz all had two hits.

John Salmon, George Reich, Alan Boon, and Dave Cutler, all had one hit each.

The Panthers started strong but could not hold back a big hitting Blues Brothers team losing by a score of 11-8. The Panthers scored 3 in the first and added another run in the third to take a 4-0 lead.  The Brothers came back strong with a 5 run top of the fourth inning but the Panthers answered with 2 more to again take the lead 6-5.  The Blues Boys scored 3 more in the fifth while the Panthers added 2 more to tie at 8-8.  That was all the Panther scoring while the Blues Brothers put up 3 more in the seventh to win 11-8.  The Panthers defense was good with Kevin Culp pitching another nice game.  The offense was led by Tom Riether who went 3-3 with a double  and 2 rbis.  Larry Restivo went 2-3 with 2 rbis, while Steve Griffin and Aaron Sacharov both went 2-3.  John Rozolis, Rich Crocker and Craig Niederpruem each contributed an rbi.

Eagles 14 Wildcats 8

The Eagles started early by scoring two runs in the first two innings.  The Wildcats scored three in the third inning.  The Eagles scored five more runs in the fourth inning while the Wildcats scored four in the fourth.  The Eagles led 9-7 going into the fifth inning.  The Eagles scored an additional 5 runs in the sixth and the Wildcats scored one run.  Neither team scored in the seventh.  Final score Eagles 14 Wildcats 8.

The Wildcats played a very complete game as they competed without a full roster.  Every Eagle player had at least one hit.  Ken Jerden led the team with four hits, including two doubles and two triples.  Jim Swiderski, Jack Galloway, and John Pappadakis each had three hits.  Steve Scheele, Dennis Burza, Joe Mursch, Ron Cohen and Bob Esterly each had two hits on the day.

The Wildcats Played a Man Short Today and came out on the Short side of the Scoreboard as the Eagles Triumphed 14-8, The Wildcats had some “LOOSE  PLAY DEFENSIVELY” and the Eagles Capitalized on Basically all the LOOSE PLAY  following it with Some Clutch Hits The Eagles Played Solid Defense the Entire Game to hold the Wolfpack Scoreless in 4 of the 7 Innings !!! Leading the Hitting for the Wildcats was Dave Simone going 4 for 4 with   1 run Scored “Old Reliable "Jack McNulty going  3 for 4 with 2 runs Scored, Dave Noa 2 for 4 with 3 runs Scored, Neil Haneman 2 for 4 with 1 Run Scored, Bil Russell 2 for 3, Tom Jakabowski 2 for 4 Our 8th run was Scored by Jim Carlin.  Besides Scoring a Run today Jim Carlin also caught a Foul Popup for an out and also had 2 Putouts at Home on Throws from Jack McNulty and Bill Russell.  The Eagles had Solid Pitching from it was either Dennis or Kevin.  I know who it was but a lot of other Guys are still trying to figure out which one of Whiteys Brothers is Dennis and which one is Kevin.  As a whole the Eagles played a Solid Game from start to finish!!! Our Congratulations to the Eagles and their Manager Mr. Esterly !!!

Classics 8 Blue Jays 7 (8 Innings)

The Classics started the game looking like the team we've been waiting for all year, scoring 4 first inning runs and playing superb defense. However, we managed only two runs over the next 5 innings. Meanwhile, the Blue Jays were lying in wait and took advantage of a few defensive gaffes by spraying hits around all fields, thus taking a 1 run lead going into the bottom of the seventh. Ron Tuminski made a game saving catch in right field to stop the Jays from doing further damage. Then in the 8th inning with the Blue Jays threatening and two outs, Brian Donocoff jumped out from behind the plate to throw out a batter at first base and give the Classics a boost. The bottom of the 8th inning started with Jeff Blank, who was predicting that he would get the game winning hit. He did not, but he did score the winning run after a Scott Comer single with the bases loaded. Bryan Chase led the team going 3-3 with 2 runs scored. Scott Comer and Dick Tosti each went 2-3 with a run scored and an RBI. Pete Williamson had a hit and 2 RBIs, along with making his pitching debut. Craig Wright scored two runs on 1 hit. Other team members with 1 hit were Greg Kloiber, Ron Tuminski Fred Weiner and Brian Donocoff, who is leading the team in batting with a scorching .636 average. Next up, is the Blues Brothers.

Missing two key players the Blue Jays restructured batting order had trouble sealing the deal as they left  15 runners on base in the first 6 innings and managed to only score 3 runs.  The Classics jumped out of the gate early with 4 runs in the first inning and that lead held up until the seventh inning when the Blue Jays scored 4 runs in the top of the inning to take a 7 to 6 lead on consecutive hits by Lingo Kong, Frank Glauser, Curtis Bragg, Bill Jones, Jim O'Brien and Mike Weidmann.  That lead only lasted until the bottom of the seventh when the Classics' evened the score with 2 outs.  The Jays were unable to score in the eight inning and the Classics won the game on an RBI single by Scott Comer.

Overall the jays defense played well and there were some outstanding offensive performances.  Curtis Bragg was 4 for 4 and Frank Glauser was 3 for 3 with a walk.  Bill Jones was 3 for 4.  Lingo Kong, Mike Weidmann and Jim O'Brien chipped in with 2 hits each.  Also adding hits were Eric Gottlieb, Fred Eberhardt, Art Taylor, Mike Tingle and Judy Agasar.

Starr 9 Devils 5

Game started off with the Devils scoring 3 runs in the 1st, to take a 3 - 0 lead.  That lasted until the bottom of the 1st inning when Starr answered back with 2 runs in the 1st, 1 in the 2nd and 3 in the 3rd inning for a 6 - 3 lead.  In the top of the 5th inning the Devils scored 1 run and Starr answered back with 3 in the bottom of the 5th for a 9 - 4 lead.  The Devils added 1 run in the top of the 7th inning for a final score of 9 - 5 Starr victory.

Defensively, Larry Levin made several great catches ending rallies by the Devils.  The Starr team welcomed back Jay Passman from the IR list.  Offensively, Chris Metzger had a perfect 3 for 3 with 2 runs scored and 4 RBI's, and Spencer Snyderman also had a perfect 3 for 3 with 3 RBI's, and Dave Detweiler also had a perfect 1 for 1 with a walk.  Chipping in with 2 hits were Terry Klein and Mark Assarzo with 3 runs scored. Following with 1 hit were Larry Levin, Ron Fein, Terry Abrams and Jay Passman.

Congratulations to Jim Parsons of the Devils who hit 1 a moon shot homer over the fence and out of the park!

The Devils have always been in every game but just haven't figured out how to win so far, but we are trying.

Best efforts went to Jim Parsons who went 3-4, with a line drive home run. His first of the year.

Roy Barlow and Jeff Hooker each went 3-4 today.

Thanks to Gene Corrado for helping us out today.

Results For Games Played on 6/4/2026

Wolfpack 10 Classics 7

This was a total team effort in the Wolfpack victory over the Classics 10-7......The Pack jumped out in the top of the first with a double by Ron Mangini, followed by singles from Bruce Ludlow ( his first of four hits) , Keith Klasic and Mike Blasco making it 1-0. The Classics pushed a run over the plate to tie the game but the pack scored 6 runs between the 3rd and 4th making it 7-1. But the strong hitting Classics responded with 3 in the bottom of the 3rd, making it a 7-3 game. The Wolfpack then tightened defensively with great plays by Bill Howland, Keith Klasic and Bruce Ludlow shutting down rallies in the 4th and 5th inning. Great clutch hitting by Gene Harris ( going 3-3 at the plate) Paul Hamm, Bugs Donohue and again Bruce Ludlow

allowed the Pack to score runs in the 5th, 6th and 7th innings making it 10-4 going into the bottom of the 7th inning. The Classics sent their big batters up in the 7th but great pitching from Bill Howland and tight defense only allowed 3 runs ending the game at 10-7 for the Wolfpack victory.

Offensively, Bruce Ludlow went 4-4, Gene Harris 3-3, Bill Howland 2-4, Ron Mangini 2-4, Keith Klasic 2-3, Mike Blasco 2-3 ( but robbed of a another hit), Bugs Donohue 2-3, Paul Hamm, 2-3 Butch Bodenheimer  1-2, Hal Katz 1-2 (played a great midfield) Gary Jones 1-3 and Jerry Gross 1-3 ( played a solid 2nd base). Great win for the hungry Pack!

The good news - The Classics pounded out 16 hits today.

The bad news - It only produced 6 runs and another disappointing loss.

The game started out slow as we were tied 1-1 after one inning. The Wolfpack was hungry though and scored in every inning but the seventh. The Classics continued to struggle to get runners across the plate, scoring 3 in the third and another two in the seventh. Defensive miscues plagued the team again. However, there were two double plays with Craig Wright and Howard Wible both getting a force at their respective bases and firing to Skip Evans for the twin killing. Offensively, Dick Tosti went 3-4 with 3 runs scored, Greg Kloiber was 3-4 with 1 run scored and an RBI. Brian Donocoff led the two hit batters with a 2-2 performance and 1 RBI; Howard Wible was 2-4 with 1 RBI and Fred Weiner contributed 2 RBIs on a double. Pete Williamson had the final RBI and a 1-4 day at the dish. Craig Wright, Skip Evans, Ron Tumonski and Jeff Blank each added a hit to the total.

Coach Tosti told the team after the game that if we did not start to win a few games, he might be fired. Jeff Blank retorted that Rob Thompson was available, but the team shot that idea down because he lost his job for not producing wins. So, onward we go into next week against the Blue Jays and the Blues Brothers. This team is a ticking time bomb but not sure if we are going to explode into a winning streak or implode and be looking for a new coach. My money is on the explosion!

Wildcats 13 Devils 6

In what was Finally a Complete Team Victory all 11 Players had at least 1 Hit and 10 of the Players Scored at least 1 Run !!! For the First Time this Season Our Bottom 5 Guys in the Batting Order had 7 Hits and Scored 6 Runs but as Usual the Top of The Order did more than their share with Dave Simone going a Perfect 3 for 3 with 1 Run Scored, Jack McNulty was 3 for 4 with 1 run Scored Mike Kroeger and Neil Haneman both going 2 for 3 with 2 Runs Scored, Dave Noa was 2 for 4 with 1 Run Scored The guys who were Tops at the Bottom of the order were Howard Borochaner going 2 for 3 with 2 Runs Scored and Bill Russell going 2 for 3 with 1 run Scored the Wildcats welcomed Auggie back for His first appearance of the Season going 1 for 3 with 1 run Scored. The Wildcats were Lucky that Jim Parsons has a Bum Knee because He BLASTED 3 Doubles because if His Knee was in Good Shape they could have easily have been 3 Home Runs because He doesn’t Run like Me !!!We were also glad to see Paul Stetsko of the Blues Brothers back today Welcome back Paul !!!

Blue Jays 8 Panthers 2

A total team effort as the Blue Jays played a complete game today with strong pitching, excellent defense and plenty of offensive power. The birds defeated the Panthers by a score of 8 to 2.  After falling behind 2-0 after 1 inning the Jaybirds erupted for 4 runs in the second inning on hits by Bill Jones (double), Jim O'Brien, Lingo "Starr" Kong, Mike Weidmann and Mike Tingle.  Ken Riess got things going for 2 more runs in the fourth inning leading off with a single that was followed up with hits by Curtis Bragg, Bill Jones, Jim O'Brien and Lingo "King" Kong.  The same set of characters teamed up for 2 more runs in the sixth inning as Curtis Bragg's single, was followed up by a Bill Jones triple and singles by O'Brien and Kong (Lingo "Starr King" Kong).  

In the final tally it was Bill Jones going 3 for 3 with a double, triple, 2 runs scored and an RBI. Jim O'Brien was 3 for 3, with a run scored and 3 RBIs.  Lingo Kong was also 3 for 3 with a run scored, and Curtis Bragg was 2 for 3 with 2 runs scored.  Chipping in with hits were Eric Suber, Frank Glauser, Ken Riess, Mike Weidmann, Mike Tingle, Fred Eberhardt, Eric Gottlieb, Judy Agasar and John Walsh.  The Blue Jay defense was outstanding with solid performances by everyone.  We did not record one error on defense (since we never record errors on defense, but if we did we still wouldn't have recorded any today).

There is not much to say about the game against the Blue Jays.  The Panthers seemed to have misplaced their bats again, losing to the Blue Jays by a score of 8-2.  The Panthers started out strong putting up 2 runs on 6 hits in the first inning.  However the next 6 innings produced 6 goose eggs as the bats went silent.  The Blue Jays answered with 4 runs in the 2nd inning and put up 4 more after that.  Defensively Kevin Culp pitched a good game and made a nice catch on a hot line drive back to the pitcher.  Frank Verano went 2-2 for the only Panther with more than 1 hit.

Starr 9 Hot Shots 8

After 7 games this season, this was the most exciting nail biting game of the season for the Starr team. The Hot Shots scored 2 in the first inning and 3 in the third for a 5 to 2 lead.  The Starr team managed 1 in the first and 2 in the third. The Hot Shots added 1 in the fifth for a 6 to 3 lead with Starr unable to mount any attack . It seemed like a carbon copy of the current Phillies not able to score with men in scoring position. In the sixth Starr woke up and put up a 4 run inning to take a 7 to 6 lead. This lasted only for a half inning as the Hot Shots scored 2 runs on a 2 run homer by the Shot's Clete Mahoney for an 8 to 7 lead in the last inning.  Starr came up in the bottom of the 7th with the bottom of their order batting. With 2 outs and bases loaded, Alan Massey smoked a 2 run single for a great come back 9 to 8 victory. Defensively Ron Fein made a great unassisted double play which was the highlight defensive play of the game with the heart of their order at bat.  It was a great game with two great teams.

Offensively for Starr, Larry Levin went 3 for 3 with 2 runs scored and 3 RBIs. Chipping in with 2 hits, 2 runs scored and 2 RBIs was Alan Massey.  Also with 2 hits were Terry Klein, Terry Abrams, Dave Detweiler, and clutch biting by Alan Massey who had the 2 winning Rob's and game winner.  Chipping in with a hit and two big RBIs in the sixth inning was Mark Azzaro. Also Ron Fein, Spencer Snyderman, Bill Schwartz, Bill Krieger, and Harris (the flash) Braunstein all contributed 1 hit. Another great comeback and team effort

Editor's Note:  The typos on that line were just too good. I couldn't correct them.  Instead I will talk with Alan and implore him to stop biting the clutch.  I'm not certain who the winning Rob's are.

In the words of that famous Looney Tune actor Foghorn-Leghorn, "For the Hot Shots today, it was, I say, It was the Best of Games, It was the Worst of Games...." A tale of two Hot Shots teams that played flawless defense early, and another Hot Shots team that could not stand up to the late morning heat thrown their way by an excellent Starr softball team. For the second game in a row the 'Shots were involved in another epic walk-off finish but unfortunately found themselves on the bottom end of a 9-8 final.

The Hot Shots got off to a flying start plating 5 runs (2 in the first; 3 in the third) in the first three innings led by the first four batters of Dale Cassidy, Tony Baccari, Clete Mahoney and John Reich, as each player got to the plate twice in that span and accounted for the combined 5 runs,  7 hits, BB,  5 RBI.  The 'Shots defense gave up a single run in the first and two in the third and had a 5-3 lead at the end of 3 frames.

The Hot Shots tacked on another run in the fifth inning on leadoff singles by Ron Miller and Dale Cassidy, followed by a Clete Mahoney clutch RBI single after Tony Baccari lined out into a double play at first base. (Nice Play by Ron Fein! - Tony and Ron have this thing where they like to play pepper within the game.) The 'Shots continued to hold Starr off, playing strong in the field as the score tallied 6-3 in favor of the Hot Shots.

The bottom of the sixth inning told a different tale as loose defensive play by the Hot Shots saw Starr rally for four runs to take the lead for the first time during the contest, 7-6.

Going into the top of the seventh after two 'Shots were down and Dale Cassidy on first with his fourth hit of the day, Clete Mahoney delivered a dramatic two run homer deep down the right field line that stayed in the park and rolled all the way to the fence. Clete's blazing speed enabled him to circle the bases to give the Hot Shots an 8-7 lead.

Unfortunately for the Hot Shots, things unraveled further in the home half of the seventh, as Starr put together a string of clean hits from the middle/bottom of their batting order to walk off with a stunning 9-8 victory today. Congratulations to Jerry Barsky and his team for a nice come from behind win today. You guys consistently execute the fundamentals well each and every game.

Offensively, the Hot Shots as a team pounded out 18 hits, but unfortunately Starr turned 3 double plays today, our Achilles heel so far this season. Individual notable efforts were led by:

Clete Mahoney - 3-3, BB, 2B, HR, 2R, 4RBI

Dale Cassidy - 4-4, 3R

John Reich - 3-4, 4RBI

John Breig - 2-3

Ray Buchichio - 2-3

Tony Baccari - 2-4, 2R

Ron Miller, 1B, R

George Groves, 1B

Defensively, John Reich made a goalie save to block a hard-hit ball with his body and then lunged to first base to make the putout tagging the base with the ball. Del Kates completed a smart double play by taking a feed from Ron Miller for the force and then fired the ball across the infield to first base to nail the batter. George Groves handled a difficult one hop spinner up the middle to throw out the batter at first on a close play. Al Moffa snagged a low liner in Left Center, tumbing to his knees and raising the caught ball to the Man in Blue. Ron Miller pitched another good ball game going the entire seven innings in the process.

Blues Brothers 11 Eagles 8

The Blues Brothers feel very lucky to escape with an 11 to 8 win over the Eagles in the late starting 11 AM game on Field # 4.

The Blues Brothers scored one run in the top of the first inning on a single by Kevin Grivera and a double by Paul Stetsko.  In the bottom of the second inning, it looked like a repeat of Tuesday's mistakes when the Eagles scored five runs on hits and Blues Brothers errors.

Fortunately, things changed with two outs in the top of the third inning when Ed Brandriff ripped a triple, scoring a pinch runner for John Salmon, who singled. Kevin Grivera, Paul Stretsko, Bob Gaines, and Ted Henritzy had singles bringing in four more runs to take a 6 to 5 lead.

The Blues Brothers scored 2 more runs in the top of the fourth inning on singles by Mike Katz, Andy Cohen, Andy Markowitz and George Reich.  

John Salmon (3 for 3) opened the fifth with a single.  Ed Brandriff hit a single and Paul Stetko got a single helping the Brothers to score two more runs.

The Eagles plated three runs in the bottom of the fifth, keeping things close, at 10 to 8.  The Blues Brothers scored one run in the top of the seventh inning with two outs on singles by John Salmon, Ed Brandriff, and Kevin Grevera.

Fortunately, the Eagles hit three, line drive outs in the bottom of the seventh inning.

Besides those noted in the above write up, Andy Cohen had three hits, and Vince Burkett had two hits.

The Eagles started off with a 5-1 lead after two innings, however, the Blues Brothers scored ten runs in the last five innings while the Eagles only scored three.  

The Blues Brothers pulled away with an 11-8 win.  The Eagles hit the ball hard but the Blues Brothers played well defensively.  

John Papadakis had three hits while Steve Scheele, Joe Mersch, and Ken Radon each had two hits.  

The Blues Brothers scored runs in five of the seven innings while the Eagles could only score in two innings.  The Blues Brothers played a complete game. 

Results For Games Played on 5/21/2026

Wildcats 8 Flames 2

In a Game where the Wildcats were able to Play Solid Defense and Scratch Out 17 Hits to come out on top of the Flames by the Score of 8-2 Leading the Hitting was Dave Noa going 3 for 3 with 3 Runs Scored, Mike Kroeger going 2 for 3 with 2 Runs scored, Jack McNulty, Dave Simone and Steve Belenko all going 2 for 3 with a Run Scored, Randy Waddle was 2 for 3 and Howard Borochaner was 1 for 2 !!!

On the Defensive Side Jack McNulty Fielded at least 12 Ground Balls at Shortstop and at least 12 Assists to 1st Base where Bill Russell, Howard Borochaner and Randy Waddle were waiting on Jack's throws as they shared 1st Base Duties Today.

Our Hats off to the Flames a well Managed Team on a Well Played Game !!! Way to Go Guys

Despite the weather cooling off, the Flames bats melted in an 8-2 loss to the Wildcats.  The Wildcats jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first and the Flames continually hit ground balls (nine of the twenty-one Flames outs) to Jack McNulty at shortstop preventing the Flames from mounting any rallies to catch up.  The Flames offense was actually led by no one in this game as only five players recorded hits and leadoff batter Monroe Weingarten was the only Flame to bat three times.  Mike Aversa had two hits and an RBI (so Mike actually led the offense).  Ed Occhi had an RBI single.  The only other Flames with hits were Ray Morris, Wolf Schwartz, and Tom Cosgrove.  Defensively Phil D'Angiolini grabbed a smoked drive from Jack McNulty in leftfield and Bob Doernberg stretched for a tailing throw home, nailing a runner at the plate.  Tom Delaney pitched a great game for the Wildcats facing only three batters in four innings, four batters in two other innings, and seven batters in the Flames two run fifth inning.

Eagles 13 Wolfpack 7

The Wolf Pack and the Eagles played a back and forth game until the last two innings when the Eagles scored nine to pull away with the victory in a well-played game by both teams.

Scott Jones hit a three run homer in the sixth inning and also a double in the first inning.  John Papadakis, Steve Scheele, Joe Mursch, Ron Cohen all went three for four while Dennis Burza went four for four.  Ken Radon went two for three, Pascal Houcke went two for four. Bob Esterly went one for two with a walk.

This was a close game with each team battling back and forth, With the score 9-7 Eagles, they erupted for 5 runs starting with a 3 run homer over the fence. That was the key to the final score 13-7 for the Eagles victory. The Wolfpack rally's were twice snuffed out by double plays. The Pack consistently hit hard line drives but always directly at an Eagle fielder......hats off to a fine Eagle squad!

Panthers 9 Classics 3

The Panthers clawed their way back from a 2 run deficit twice by scoring 5 runs in the bottom of the 5th inning.  Larry Restivo had the big hit in that inning with a long 2 run double.  The Panthers added another 3 runs in the bottom of the 6th inning to cap a 9 - 3 victory.  Big hitters from the Panthers were Kevin Culp, Steve Griffin and Bim Bradford each having 3 hits.  John Rozolis chipped in with 2 hits.  The team played an excellent defensive game with Aaron Sacharov making an ESPN top ten play by leaping high to snag a hard line drive that was destined for extra bases.  Thanks goes out to Jim O'Brien for being our catcher when we needed an injury sub.

The Classics ran into a very pesky Panther's lineup today and could not keep up with their ability to string together hits and score runs after falling behind. The Classics were leading 3-1 going into the bottom of the 5th inning when the Panther's had a 5 run inning to take the lead and put the pressure on the Classics. They followed up with 3 more runs in the bottom of the 6th to ensure the win. Meanwhile, the Classics were struggling at the plate and finished the game with the 3 runs scored earlier. The team did produce 11 hits as Scott Comer went 2 for 3 with 2 runs scored and 2 RBIs to lead the team. Skip Evans, Franklin Smith and Brian Donocoff each added 2 hits. Ron Tuminski, Howard Wible and Greg Kloiber each had 1 hit to add to the total. Hats off to the Panthers and on to the next game for the Classics. 

The late Games between the Devils and the Blue Jays and the Hot Shots and the Blues Brothers were called due to rain.

Results For Games Played on 5/19/2026

Eagles 9  Hot Shots 2

The Eagles began the game with a scoreless first inning.  They started hitting in the second inning scoring four runs and two more in the fourth inning while holding the Hot Shots to one run in the fourth and the fifth inning.  The Eagles scored three more runs in the seventh inning to come away with a 9-2 win.

The Eagles infield played good defense, led by Ron Cohen.  He started two double plays and John Pappadakis made several nice plays at short . Steve Scheele stopped a few line drives playing middle infield.  Dennis Burza pitched a good game while going three for three at the plate.  Pascale Houck and Ron Cohen played a great game in the field.  Both men also went three for three at the plate.  Kevin Jerden had two hits.  Ken Radon, Whitey Jerden, Jim Swiderski, Steve Scheele, John Pappadakis and Scott Jones all contributed with one hit.  

The Hot Shots offense sputtered today and came up short, dropping an 8-2 decision to a very good Eagles team. Jim Parsons did a nice job umpiring the game and staying on top of all the calls. Thank you Jim!

The 'Shots were unable to score on golden opportunities throughout the game as the double play killed three rallies; one with two men on and none out, and two with the bases loaded and none out. Offensively, Clete Mahoney, Al Moffa, George Groves, John Breig, and Tony Baccari turned in two hit games.

Defensively, Clete Mahoney had a good day in left field making an ESPY worthy diving catch on a screaming line drive to thwart a big inning. Clete also threw out an Eagle runner at third, firing a strike to Del Kates on a one hop base hit that came his way. Del Kates also initiated a nice double play by fielding a ball on the third base line, by stepping on third and firing home for the twin killing.

The pitching combination of Ron Miller and John Brieg deserved a better fate today as three infield dinkers and a lackluster 'Shots  offense did not serve them well.

Dennis Burza pitched a nice game for the Eagles keeping the Hot Shot lineup off balance throughout the entire game.

Blues Brothers 16 Blue Jays 8

In a game that saw the Blue Jays jump out to a five to three lead in the first inning, the Blues Brothers won this game 16 to 8, scoring 4 runs in the third inning, one run in the sixth inning and scoring a game clinching seven runs in the top of the seventh inning.

There were several key defensive plays which stood out for the Blues Brothers.  Eric Suber drilled a double over right fielder Andy Markowitz's head. Andy hustled to the fence and relayed the ball to center fielder, Paul Stetsko, who relayed to midfielder Jack Feehan, who threw a strike to catcher John Salmon nailing the runner at home for the third out in the inning. Jack also threw another runner out at home to complete a double play earlier in the game.

Leadoff hitter Ed Brandriff had four hits, including a triple and scoring four runs. Paul Stetko also had four hits including a triple.  Kevin Grevera, Ted Henritzy and Andy Cohen, who pitched all seven innings, had three hits.

Jack Feehan, Vince Burkett, and Andy Markowitz contributed two hits each.  Dave Cutler and John Salmon each had singles.  The Blues Brothers played the game with ten players.

The Blue Jays fell to the Blues Brothers by a final score of 16 to 8 but the game was actually close until the brothers posted 7 runs in the top of the seventh.  The difference in the game was that the Blues Brothers hit the daylights out of the ball consistently through their entire batting order while the Jays only managed 11 hits.  Eric Suber led the Jays offense going 3 for 3 with a triple.  Lingo Kong and Ken Riess both had a hit and 2 walks.  It's pretty difficult to figure out what everyone did as the person keeping the book may have been suffering from heat stroke. I apologize if I omit anyone's stellar performance.   After a shaky first inning the Jays outfield played extremely well on many challenging long hit balls of the brothers bats.

Classics 8 Starr 1

The Classics are heating up with the weather and had 10 players contribute to the hit column today leading to 8 runs. In a game that was 3-1 after 4 innings, The "Banana" team exploded for 5 runs in the bottom of the 5th inning to lift them to the win.  Wayne Heaton was stellar on the mound, and the team played an outstanding defensive game led by Scott Comer who roamed the outfield like Garry Maddox. Greg Kloiber tracked down several balls in left field and Howard Wible flipped a third to first double play to end the game, Offensively, the top 4 hitters had 8 hits, 5 runs scored and 7 RBIs. Bryan Chase (1 hit and 2 runs scored), Crag Wright (2 for 3, 2 runs scored and 2 RBI), Dick Tosti (3 for 3, 1 run scored and 2 RBI) and Greg Kloiber (2 for3 and 3 RBI). Pete Williamson, Scott Comer, Wayne Heaton, Howard Wible, Ron Tuminski and Franklin Smith all added to the hit parade.  

The game started off with Classics jumping out to a 1 to 0 lead in the first inning. They added 2 in the 3rd and 5 in the 5th for an 8 to 0 lead. In the 6th Starr finally broke through for a run for a final 8 to 1 victory for the Classics. The  Classics played tremendous defense and timely hitting caused the lifeless Starr teams demise. Starr only managed 5 singles from Rob Fein, Chris Metzger, Spencer Snyderman, Alan Massey and Larry Levin. Bill Schwartz scored our only run and Harris Braunstein had our only RBI.

Wildcats 6 Wolfpack 4

In a Game that was Scoreless after 3 Innings saw the Wildcats Score 2 Runs in the Top of the 4th Inning on a Jack McNulty 2-Run Homer but the Wolfpack came right back with 3 Runs of their own in the Bottom Half of the 4th. Both teams put up a Single run in the 5th inning

With the Score Wolfpack-4 Wildcats-3 going into the Top of the 7th Dave Noa led off the inning with a Single followed by a Single by Neil Haneman then a Double to Center by Jack McNulty to Score Dave Noa then a Sac Fly to Right center by Mike Kroeger to Score Neil Haneman and advance McNulty to 3rd then Dave Simone scored McNulty on a Sac Fly to Left center to Finish the Scoring then saw the Wolfpack go Scoreless in the Bottom of the 7th

The Offense was led by McNulty going 2 for 2 with a Walk and 2 Runs Scored and 3 RBI’s His Hits were a Homerun and a Double Neil Haneman went 2 for 3 with 2 runs scored Tom Jakubowski 2 for 2 with an RBI Steve Belenko 1 for 3 with a run scored Bill Russell 2 for 2 Dave Simone was 1 for 2 with an RBI and Mike Kroeger had the other RBI with His Sac Fly it was a Nice Comeback Win against a Tough Wolfpack Team !!!

Our Hats Off to the Wolfpack for playing a Great Defensive Game and showing Good Sportsmanship !!!

The game was a pitchers battle and defensive struggle until the 7th inning. Neither team could score until the 3rd inning due to strong defense shown by both teams. The Wildcats struck first in the top of the 4th scoring 2 due to a Jack McNulty homer. The Wolfpack responded in the bottom of the 4th with a 3-spot to take the lead 3-2. Both teams scored single runs in the 5th inning and the Wolfpack led 4-3 going into the 7th. The Wildcats top of their order delivered solid hits scoring 3 runs. The Pack could not get a rally going in the bottom of the 7th losing a hard fought game 6-4.  For the Wolfpack,

Bill Howland, Gary Jones, Hal Katz and Jerry Gross each had 2 hits. Bruce Ludlow, Mike Blasco, Keith Klasic, Ron Mangini, Paul Hamm, Butch Bodenheimer and Tom Boyle each chipped in one hit. Tough loss for the Wolfpack.

Flames 3 Panthers 3

The Flames and Panthers battled to a 3-3 tie in a game where the bats for neither team heated up despite the elevated heat index.  The Flames went ahead 2-0 in the bottom of the second inning with an RBI fielder's choice from Wolf Schwarz scoring Ray Morris and a second run coming after singles from Tracy Zimmerman and Jim Stabene with Jim's driving in Wolf.  Both offenses were silent until the Panthers tied the score with two runs in the top of the fourth inning.  The game remained tied until the Flames rallied in the bottom of the sixth with Charlie Whittaker scoring the tie-breaking run on  a single from Ed Occhi.  The Panthers tied the score in the top of the seventh and the Flames were retired in order in the bottom of the seventh.  Due to the heat, the game ended in a tie without playing extra innings, The Flames offense was led by Ray Morris with three hits and Tracy Zimmerman with two.  Mike Cici played a strong defensive game at midfield fielding grounders in all directions before throwing to first for outs. 

The Panthers faced a strong Flames team and played to a tie.  The Panthers were able to put up a final run in the top of the seventh inning and held on to end the game in a 3-3 tie.  The Flames took the lead 2-0 in the bottom of the second inning.  The Panthers were scoreless through the first three innings but tied the score in the top of the fourth. Steve Griffin led off with a single and moved to third on a double by John Rozolis.  Steve scored following a single by Larry Restivo. Another single by Frank Verano scored the second run. The Flames scored the go-ahead run in the bottom of the sixth inning to make the score 3-2.  The Panthers clawed back to score the tying run in the top of the seventh.   Derek Foster reached first base on a fielder's choice with two outs.  Subsequent singles by Kevin Culp, Steve Griffin and John Rozolis moved Derek around the bases to score the final run.  There were several nice defensive plays in the game, Steve Griffin made several nice catches at 2nd base.  Craig Niederpruem ended an inning with a nice play at mid-field. Darryl Puzan had a put-out at home with a nice catch from a throw by Larry Restivo.  Offensively the Panther bats were a little flat but put up 13 hits.  John Rozolis was 2-3 with a double.  Derek Foster, Steve Griffin and Frank Verano all had 2 hits apiece.  Kevin Culp, Larry Restivo, Aaron Sacharov, Rich Crocker and Craig Niederpruem each had 1 hit. 

Results For Games Played on 5/14/2026

Classics 11 Eagles 4

The Classics found their bats in the first two innings of the game and bolted out to a 10-0 lead. 5 runs in the first and another 5 in the second led to a comfortable lead and a final score of 11-4.  The Classics were led by Pete Williamson who was 3 for 3 with 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored. Fred Weiner and the amazing Ron Tuminski also finished the game going 3 for 3. Craig Wright added 2 hits in 3 at-bats. The team played solid defense and Wayne Heaton pitched and fielded a great game to keep the Eagles bats in check. Good to get win #1 in the books, the team looks forward to making some noise in the coming week. 

The Classics jumped on the scoreboard early by scoring five runs in the first inning.  They scored an additional run in the second.  The Eagles had a slow start scoring three runs in the sixth inning and one run in the seventh.  

It was a one sided game, however the Eagles played good defense after the second inning. The Eagles had good pitching from Dennis Burza but the damage was already done by the Classics and the Eagles were not able to overcome it.

The Eagles thank Ron Mangini, Jim O'Brien, Aaron and Mike for subbing so we did not have to forfeit the game.  Congratulations to the Classics on a well-played game.

Flames 11 Blues Brothers 8

The Flames withstood a Blue Brothers bottom of the seventh inning rally in an 11-8 win.  The game was well played defensively by both teams with the Flames shortstop making his team's only three errors.  In the post-game press conference, the Flames manager said he would speak to his shortstop as soon as he could find him.

The Flames offense was led by Monroe Weingarten, Phil D'Angiolini, and Tom Cosgrove with three hits each.  Phil had a double and a triple and one of Tom's was a double,  Phil also hit two balls over the fence but both were foul.  The first was ruled a foul homerun but the second was ruled just a foul ground rule double as we were playing on one of the short fields.  Ray Morris, Ed Occhi, and Tracy Zimmerman each had two hits - with one a double from Ed.  Ray Morris and Phil D'Angiolini each had three RBI's.  Charlie Whittaker, Wolf Schwartz, Jim Stabene, and Bob Doernberg all contributed one hit each in a game where every player in the line-up got a hit.

Defensively the Flames succeeded with a three-man outfield of Phil D'Angiolini, Charlie Whittaker, and Tracy Zimmerman.  Tracy fielded his first flyball hit to him this season (from practice games through today) on a drive to right from Andy Cohen in the seventh inning getting an important out during the Blues Brothers late rally.  Jim Stabene fielded multiple grounders up the middle getting key force-outs at second base.

The Flames would like to thank the ground crew volunteers for their work providing great field conditions allowing the games to be played today despite rain overnight!

The Flames beat the Blues Brothers 11 to 8 on Field # 2, even though we were scheduled on Field # 1, on a morning when most players were surprised, we were playing. The President made a great call to move forward with today's games.

The Flames started early, scoring 3 runs in the first inning and 2 runs in the third inning. The Blues Brothers scored one run in the second inning and 2 runs in the third inning keeping the game close at 5 to 3.  The Flames flexed their muscles and pounded out four runs in the top of the fourth.  With the score 11 to 5, the Blues Brothers mounted a 7th inning rally but falling short only scoring three runs.  

Leadoff hitter Ed Brandriff continued his torrid hitting going 4 for 4 with two doubles, a triple and a single. Paul Stetsko hit great with a double, triple and a single. Ted Henritzy had three singles, and George Reich added two singles.

Other Blues Brothers with one hit each were Kevin Grevera (double), Vince Burkett, Andy Cohen, Alan Boon, Andy Markowitz, Dave Cutler and John Salmon.

Starr 13 Wildcats 3

Starr jumped out to a 5 to 1 lead after 1 inning. Starr  then tacked on 1 In the second and 5 in the third and 2 in the 5th inning for a commanding 13 to 1 lead going into the 7 inning. The Wildcats added 2 runs in the bottom of the 7th for a final score of 13 to 3 Starr victory. A great defensive game with an exceptional play by Doug Rutter and Terry Abrams and Alan Massey and Chris Metzger. A great pitching performance by Bill Schwartz who pitched  another complete game with no walks. Offensively Starr was led by Ron Fein going 3 for 3 with 3 runs scored and 4 RBIs, Chris Metzger 3. For 3 with 2 runs scored and 2 RBIs, and Spencer Snyderman also going  3 for  3 with 2 runs scored and 1 RBI. Mark Azzaro added 2 hits , both doubles, Terry Klein, Alan Massey, and Harris Braunstein also with 2 hits. Chipping in with 1 hit was Larry Levin, Bill Schwartz, and Dave Detweiler. A great team effort with all 14 players and real good defensive play behind pitcher "wild bill" Schwartz

In a Game where the Wildcats were Missing 3 of their Starting Infielders they were still able to Play a Solid Defensive Game for 5 of The 7 Innings it was the Other 2 Innings that Killed Us, as Starr was able to put up 5 Runs in Both the 1st and 3rd Innings other than that it was a 3 to 3  Game The Wildcats were only able to get 14  Hits on the Day !!! The Offense was Led by Dave Noa going 3 for 3 with 2 Runs Scored Tom Delaney going 3 for 3 ( no that’s not a Typo )Steve Belenko and Neil Haneman both going 2 for 3 Mike Kroeger was 1 for 3 with 1 Run Scored, Tom Jakubowski, Randy Waddle and Howard Borchaner were all 1 for 3 to Complete the NON OFFENSIVE OUTPUT !!!

The Starr Team played a Solid Defensive Game and I was Surprised to see that Chris Metzger played both the Outfield and Infield and was Still able to find His way into the Right Dugout after every inning Way to go Chris !!!

Congratulations to the Starr Team a Great Bunch of Guys on a Well Played Game

Blue Jays 4 Hot Shots 3

The Blue Jays played an almost perfect defensive game shutting down the Hot Shots attack and holding them completely scoreless, almost.  With 2 outs in the top of the seventh Dale Cassidy doubled down the left field line and the Blue Jay defense crumbled like a poorly constructed Jenga tower.  Thankfully for the Blue Jays the disruption ended after three Hot Shot runs and the Jays held on to win 4 to 3.  Every Jay contributed defensively but Ken Riess led the defense with some outstanding play at midfield.  

When the birds went on attack they were led by their stars, Lingo Kong (not Lingo Starr) who went 3 for 3 and scored a run, and Art Taylor who was 2 for 2 with a double and 2 RBIs.  Mike Weidmann was 2 for 3 with a run scored. Judy Agasar walked in both of her plate appearances.  Eric Suber and Frank Glauser were 1 for 2 with a walk.  Chipping in with one hit were Fred Eberhardt, Jim O'Brien, Bill Jones and Ken Riess.

The Hot Shots and the Blue Jays were locked in a tight battle today, with the Blue Birds edging out a 4-3 victory in a game that went right down to the wire. Congratulations to the Blue Jays and Jim O'Brien, who hurled a gem, holding the 'Shots scoreless for 6 2/3 innings.

The Hot Shots struggled offensively for most of the game, but with their backs against the wall in the seventh inning, they mounted a furious rally, pushing across three runs and leaving the tying run stranded at second base when the final out was recorded.

Offensively, the 'Shots managed 12 hits, including five in the seventh inning rally. Dale Cassidy paced the attack with two hits, including a double, while Clete Mahoney, Al Moffa, and John Breig added two hits apiece.

On a positive note, the team showed tremendous determination by battling until the very last out.

Wolfpack 10 Devils 4

The Wolfpack bedeviled the Devils as they clawed their way to a win. The Pack jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning with back to back hits by Keith Klasic (3-3) and Ron Mangini (2-3). The Devils had hard hits in the bottom of the 3rd scoring three times and adding another run in bottom of the 4th. The Wolfpack defense came alive and played strong in all positions today but the ESPN defensive play of the game was in the 6th inning with 2 Devils on the bases, the Devils batter hit a "screeching bullet line drive" up the middle only to be gloved by Billy "the Kid" Howland, shutting down the Devils rally. In the top of the 6th with the score Devils 4 Wolfpack 1, Gene "the machine" Harris smartly worked out his 2nd of 3 key walks followed by another walk by Jerry Gross. Tom Boyle, recovering from knee replacement, smacked a clutch single to right ( never saw Tom ever hit to right field)     continuing the rally. Bruce Ludlow, Bill Howland, Keith Klasic and Ron Mangini all followed with hits scoring 5 runs for the inning giving the Wolfpack the lead 6-4 going into the bottom of the 6th. Bill Howland, pitching a fabulous game, held the Devils scoreless in the 6th.

Top of the 7th, Hal Katz had a sharp single to left, followed by additional singles by Jack Donohue and Gary Jones . The newest member of the Pack, Paul Hamm, nursing a torn muscle in his leg, boomed a double over the left fielder's head, clearing the bases. Sharp eyed Gene Harris, walked for the 3rd time in  the game and Jerry Gross singled making the score 10-4 in favor of the Wolfpack. The Pack shutdown the Devils in their last at bat for the win 10-4.

Great team win as everyone contributed to the victory

So it happened again ... .we were short 2 players again, and were winning till the top of the 6th when the pack scored 5 and never looked back.

we just cannot finish the game for a win…..but we will keep trying….

Results For Games Played on 5/12/2026

Blues Brothers 12 Wolfpack 7

The Blues Brothers defeated the Wolfpack 12 to 7, on Field # 4, Tuesday morning.

The Wolfpack had a 2 to 1 lead after 2 innings and tied the game at 5 to 5, in the bottom of the 4th inning, scoring 3 runs.

Ed Brandriff and Field Maintenance Manager Bob Gaines had four hits for the winning team. Paul Stetsko, Ted Henritzy, Kevin Grevera, Vince Burkett, and left-handed hitter Alan Boon contributed with three hits in this total team effort win.

George Reich had a good game with two hits. Andy Cohen, pitching all seven innings, had a single, as did Dave Cutler and John Salmon.

The Blues Brothers pulled off two key double plays including one in the top of the seventh inning stopping any Wolfpack potential rally from getting started.  

The Wolfpack were outplayed by a hard hitting Blues Brothers squad......The Blues Brothers found every hole between the Pack's defense for hits and then hit balls in which the sun made it almost impossible to field for additional hits. By the second inning the score was 5-2 in favor of the BB but the Wolfpack battled back with key hits by Keith Klasic (double) Ron Mangini (single)  Hal Katz (walk) and Jack Donohue (single) which tied the score 5-5.

The Blues then pounded out more hits putting up a 5 spot in the top of the fifth.....the Pack started out strong in the bottom of the inning with Tom Boyle getting a key walk and Mike Blasco and Keith Klasic coming through with hits scoring 2 runs, but that was the end of the rally for the Pack due to the first of 3 double plays turned in the game by the Blues Bros. The Blues Brothers must be commended for great defense keeping the Pack at bay.

For the Wolfpack, Bill Howland ( pitched a great game), Gary Jones, Butch Bodenheimer each had one hit. Mike Blasco (HR) , Ron Mangini and Jack Donohue each had 2 hits while Keith Klasic , in mid-season form, had 3 hits with 3 doubles. The Blues Brothers earned a well deserved win 12-7.

Hot Shots 10 Devils 8

The Hot Shots played their season opening game today and defeated a tough Devils team in a hard fought 10-8 victory.

The 'Shots started slowly and found themselves down 5-0 after two innings of play until the offense got going and hit the Devils with a five spot in the bottom of the third, as Bob Silvester had a key bases loaded two RBI single to get the ball rolling. Timely two out RBI singles by Tony Baccari, Clete Mahoney, and John Reich, knotted the score at 5.

The feisty Devils posted three runs in the top of the fourth and the Hot Shots countered with a single run in the bottom half of the frame, as Al Moffa scorched a double and was chased home with an RBI single by George Groves.

Down by two runs, Howard Barman ignited a two out rally in the bottom of the fifth that saw Dale Cassidy, Tony Baccari, and Clete Mahoney explode with hits, highlighted by a two RBI single, by cleanup hitter John Reich, that resulted in a 9-8 'Shots lead.

The 'Shots capped their scoring in the bottom of the sixth with an "almost needed" insurance run on a Johnny Breig hit and Tom Sikora RBI single.

Offensively, seven players had two hits and everyone reached base today with at least one hit, or a base on balls.

Defensively, three double plays factored in this win today as the Devils kept knocking on the door. A typical Cassidy to Groves (a la Tinker to Evers) "in-the-bank" 6-4-3 DP killed one rally; a Fran McLaughlin touch third and fire home play killed another threat; and finally Clete Mahoney's line out catch, followed by a dart to home plate nailing the Devils' runner in a bang-bang play, ended the game, negating that previously mentioned "almost needed" insurance run.

Ray "Johnny Bench" Buchichio pounced on a dribbler in front of the plate in the catcher position and nailed the batter at first base, to hold the Devils at bay once more.

Johnny Breig overcame some shakiness pitching and stood tall to the challenge in making the right pitches to hold the Devils scoreless in the last three innings.

Eagles 9 Flames 8

The Eagles and the Flames battled in a well-played game.  The Eagles started the scoring early with eight runs in the first three innings while the Flames scored three.  Going into the fifth inning the Flames came alive and scored five runs in the last three innings while the Eagles fell asleep and only scored one run.  The Flames threatened with runners at first and third when a line drive was snagged by John Pappadakis and thrown to Ron Cohen for a double play that basically ended the game.  The Flames made a great comeback but just fell short.  We salute their effort.

The Eagles were led by Dennis Burza who had two hits and scored two runs.  He pitched a complete game.  Kevin Jerdan had two hits including a triple.  Joe Mersch had three hits.  Ron Cohen had two hits.  Jim Swiderski had two hits and caught two fly balls while playing catcher.

Pascal Houke, Ken Radon and John Pappadakis also contributed to our winning effort with one hit each.

The Flames lost to the Eagles 9-8 in a battle of two shorthanded teams with each team fielding 10 players.  Bob Esterly's managerial wheels were spinning as he switched from 5 infielders to 4 outfielders a couple of times gaining a forceout at second from the outfield one of the instances.  The Flames manager's response to that strategy was hitting the one hop line drive right at Bob that became the force-out at second.

The game started out as a romp with the Eagles jumping out to an 8 to 1 lead.  The Flames kept chipping away at the lead and went into the bottom of the 7th behind 9-8.  The Eagles' John Pappadakis at shortstop made a leaping catch of a line drive (instant replay verified air under at least one of his feet) and doubled the tying run off third base squelching what may have been a game winning rally.

The Flames offense was led by Ray Morris proving that pitchers can hit with four hits, four RBI's, and two runs scored.  Wolf Schwartz had three hits (including a double) and two RBI's.  Phil D'Angiolini had two hits (both doubles).  Charlie Whittaker, Ed Occhi, Tracy Zimmerman, and Bob Doernberg each also contributed two hits with Ed having the other two Flames RBI's.

Defensively, Phil D'Angiolini made a nice shoestring catch.  Wolf Schwartz and Monroe Weingarten snared smoked line drives.  Ed Occhi snared multiple tailing throws from shortstop.  Tracy Zimmerman, Charlie Whittaker and Phil D'Angiolini played a three-man outfield the entire game.

Also notable was the shortest hit ever seen in Bucks Senior Softball.  Monroe Weingarten (of course) topped a ball that stopped one inch in front of the plate and beat out the throw to first.  He was able to do so because Eagles catcher Jim Swiderski was playing Monroe too deep!

Starr 10 Panthers 1

Great day for a ball game. Starr started out by taking a 1 to 0 nothing lead after 1 inning. The Panthers came back in the second inning to tie the score at one all. Score remained tied until the bottom of the 3rd when Starr scored five in the third to take a commanding 6 to 1 lead. Starr then tacked on 4 more  for a final score of 10 to 1. Defensively Starr played an error less game and was led by Jay Passman who made 3 incredible catches  on defense. Also Bill Schwartz who pitched a complete game with no walks. For the Panthers Kevin also pitched a complete game with no walks and the game only took 1 hour and 10 minutes. Offensively for Starr were Larry Levin going 3 for 3 with 3 runs scored and 3 RBIs .Also going 3 for 3 was Marc Azzaro with 1 RBI. Going 2 for 2 and scoring 2 runs were Dave Detweiler and Harris the rocket Braunstein. Chipping in with 2 hits and 3 RBIs was Ron Fein and his golden glove. Also contributing with one hit was Terry Klein, Chris Metzger and Jay Passman and Doug Rutter.

Wildcats 9 Classics 6

In a Game where there was some “LOOSE DEFENSIVE PLAY” by both Teams the Wildcats were able to come out on Top by a 9-6 SCORE the Wildcats were led by Jack McNulty and Mike Kroeger both going 2 for 3 and each scoring Twice, Neil Haneman was 2 for 4 with 1 Run Scored. Tom Jakubowski went 3 for 3 with 1 Run Scored and made a nice catch on a Deep Shot to Right Field Steve Belenko also went 3 for 3, Dave Noa was 2 for 4. Dave Simone was 1 for 2 with a Run Scored, Howard Borochaner was 2 for 3 with 1 Run Scored, Ken Mealey was 1 for 3 with a Run Scored and C-Wiggy Weigand was able to draw a Couple of Walks !!!

It was nice to see Dick Tosti back on the Field the Cats would like to Acknowledge the Classics on a well Played Game !!! And I’d like to Mention that after our First Game with a Certain Umpire that Tom Delaney was able to use His Full Arsenal of VULGARITY !!!

The Classics are still trying to find some momentum in the early part of this season. The team was led by Bryan Chase, who was the only batter with 2 hits going 2 for 3 with 2 runs scored and 2 RBIs. The fifth inning offered hope when the team started with 4 consecutive singles by Howard Wible, Ron Tuminski, Franklin Smith, and Bryan Chase. Greg Kloiber and Pete Willaimson followed with back-to-back triples to close the score to 6-5. Unfortunately, that was the end of the scoring for the Classics. Defensively, too many miscues in the field allowed too many runners to reach base, advance and score. In spite of the slow start, the team believes we have more talent than we are showing and will turn things around quickly. 

Opening Day 5/5/2026 Results

Blue Jays 11 Wolfpack 1

The Blue Jays jumped out scoring 5 runs in the top of the first.  Eric Suber got things going with a lead off triple, followed by singles from Frank Glauser, Ken Riess and Jim O'Brien.  Curtis Bragg followed with the second triple of the inning and then scored on an RBI single by Mike Weidmann.  The Jays offense added a run in the fourth inning after singles by Curtis Bragg, Mike Weidmann and Eric Gottlieb, but it was the Blue Jays defense that was doing the hard work of keeping the Wolfpack from responding.  There were no outstanding defensive plays, just everyone in blue making every hard hit ball by the Pack look like a routine play.  The jays then added 3 runs in the fifth inning and a run in the sixth to close out the game.  Eric Suber led the offense going 3 for 3 with a triple, a walk and 2 runs scored.  Mike Weidmann was 3 for 3 with an 2 RBI's.  Two hits each for Frank Glauser (2 runs scored), Ken Riess, Jim O'Brien (2 RBI's), Curtis Bragg (triple, 2 RBI's), and Eric Gottlieb.  Also contributing with hits were Bill Jones, Lingo Kong, Mike Tingle, Home Run Freddy Eberhardt (who disappointed everyone by just hitting a single) and Art Taylor.  A very strong defensive showing for all of the corvids but a special mention has to go out to Lingo Kong leading the way at shortstop.

The Wolfpack left their claws in the forest for their opening game against the Blue Jays. The Jays jumped out to a 5 run lead in top of the first with great hitting and moving the runners around the bases. The Wolfpack responded weakly with a single run in the bottom of the first and after that inning, the Pack was shutout for the remainder of the game as their bats went silent. The Blue Jays kept pouring on the hits for an 11-1 final score. The Wolfpack were only able to accomplish 8 total hits in 7 innings with Bill Howland and Mike Blasco adding two hits each and Bruce Ludlow, Ron Mangini, Gary Jones and Jerry Gross each adding a single hit. The Pack will regroup and look forward to their 11am game Thursday.

Flames 17 Devils 6

Before getting to the game write-up, the Flames manager (Tom Cosgrove) would like to apologize to Gene Reeber and all the players on the Devils team for not realizing the catch-up rule exists for all innings of a game and having a Devils inning end after scoring 5 runs despite the Devils being behind by more than those five runs.  The game was stopped and Gene asked the question about the catch-up rule.  Tom Cosgrove erroneously stated the catch-up and unlimited run rule only applied to the seventh inning.  The game continued and the rule was clarified two innings later. While Gene and Tom tried to find an equitable solution, a decision was made to simply continue the game, understanding that the error was an honest mistake and should have been resolved at the time of the question - not after two innings had passed.  Despite it being an honest mistake, as a third year manager, it was unacceptable for Tom to not know the rule.  The Devils displayed good sportsmanship in discussions about it during and after the game and Tom appreciates their good will and that sportsmanship.

As to the game, The Flames line-up was on fire with all twelve players contributing hits in a 17-6 win that involved three five-run innings from the Flames.  Charlie Whittaker and Mike Aversa led the offense with three hits each.  Monroe Weingarten, Phil D'Angiolini, Wolf Schwartz, and Tracy Zimmerman each had two hits with one of Wolf's being a double.  Ray Morris contributed two RBI's.  Ed Occhi scored two runs and drove in one.  Lee Jaslow, Bob Doernberg, and Jim Stabene each had one hit and scored one run.  Jim fielded a hard hit grounder and fed the pivot for a key bases loaded double play.  Bob covered home and grabbed a throw from the outfield to stop a run from scoring,  Phil D'Agiolini threw out a batter at second base trying to stretch a well hit ball into a double.

Today, the Devils got off to a slow start until the 4th inning but stopped there.

Too many errors, physically and mentally made it a bad day for the Devils.

Jim Parsons went 3-3 while having a hamstring issue. Jeff Hooker, Wayne Haller, and Gerry Barlow all went 2-3.  We will get it together as soon as possible….

Panthers 6 Wildcats 3

The Panthers faced a very talented Wildcats team yesterday and secured a 6-2 win.  The Wildcats drew first blood in the first inning scoring two runs in the top of the first.  The Panthers responded with only one run.  The scoreboard showed zeroes for the second and third innings when the Panthers got three runs in the bottom of  the fourth inning.  The Panthers defense held the Wildcats to no score after the first and put up two insurance runs in the bottom of the sixth to give a final score of 6-3.

Both teams showed good defense for most of the game.  John Rozolis went 2-3 with a triple and Steve Griffin went 1-3 with a double.  Larry Restivo also went 2-3 which rounds out the batting leaders for the Panthers.  Kevin Culp pitched and did a masterful job to start the season.

The Battle of the Cats was a Low Scoring Game with a 6-3 Victory by the Panthers there was some Loose Play in the Field by both Teams or it would have been an even “LOWER SCORING GAME” The Wildcats were led by Jack McNulty going 3 for 3 with a Run Scored and 2 RBI’s and Neil Haneman also going 3 for 3 with a Run Scored, Dave Simone went 2 for 3, Dave Noa was 1 for 3 with a Run Scored, Mike Kroeger was 1 for 3 with 1 RBI    Bill Russell was 2 for 2, Ken Mealey was 1 for 2 and Howard Borchaner was 1 for 2

Kevin Culp Pitched His Usual Good Game to Tame the Wildcats !!!

We Congratulate the Panthers on a well Played Game and the Victory

Eagles 13 Starr 10

The Eagles started scoring early with three runs in the first inning, two in the second inning and four in the fourth inning.  We held Starr to one run scored in the first.  Starr woke up and scored seven runs in the sixth inning.  Starr scored two runs in the seventh inning to tie the game 10-10.

The game went into extra innings in the eighth inning and the Eagles scored three runs to finally shut out Starr to come away with a 13-10 victory.  Starr never quit and played very hard until the last out.  

The Eagles were led by Scott Jones who went four for six and scored two runs.  John Pappadakis went two for four, scoring one run.  Steve Scheele pitched a complete game, allowing only one walk and went three for five, scoring two runs.  Kevin Jerden went three for five, including a double and scored three runs.  Dennis Burza went three for three with one walk and scored three runs.  Joe Mursch went three for four.  Pascal Houcke went two for four.  Ron Cohen went one for four.  Jim Swiderski went three for four, scored one run and played very well at catcher.  Ken Radon went one for three and made a couple of nice plays covering first.  Paul Stetsko subbed for us and went one for four.  Paul had a clutch hit for our team that drove in a run in the eighth inning and also scored our last run to end the game with a win.

The Eagles jumped out to a 3-0 lead and kept on pounding out hits for a 9-1 advantage after 5 innings.  In the bottom of the 6th inning Starr rallied for 7 runs to close the gap to 9-8 with Eagles on top.  In the top of the 7th, Eagles added 1 run for a 10 to 8 advantage.  In the bottom of the 7th inning with 2 outs and no base runners Starr rallied for 2 runs tying the score at 10.  Going into extra innings the Eagles scored 3 runs and Starr fell apart giving the Eagles a 13 to 10 victory.

Offensive stars were Ron Fein getting 4 hits.  Chipping in with 2 hits was Marc Azzaro, Chris Metzger, and Bill Schwartz.  Each had 2 hits and 2 RBI's.  Also with 2 hits were Larry Levin, Terry Klein, Alan Massey and Spencer Snyderman.  Adding 1 hit each were Bill Krieger and Dave Detweiler.  Great fielding plays by Larry Levin, Ron Fein, and Marc Azzaro.

The Eagles played great as a team and Steve Scheele pitched a great game.

Blues Brothers 7 Classics 6

The Blues Brothers held off a 7th inning rally to defeat the Classics 7 to 6. The Blues Brothers led the entire game. The Classics scored 3 runs in the bottom of the seventh inning, leaving the tying run on first base, on a great catch by Bob Gaines in Left Field, ending the game.  

Andy Cohen pitched all seven innings for the Blues Brothers. Jack Feehan had a solo Home Run to help contribute to the win.

Vince Burkett had three hits for the winning team. Ed Brandriff had two hits, as did Jack Feehan, and Mike Katz before leaving the game, with a hamstring injury.

Also contributing base hits were Paul Stetsko, Kevin Grevera, Bob Gaines, Andy Cohen, George Reich, and Andy Markowitz.

Happy Cinco de Mayo! Here is the recap for Game 1.

The Classics had a slow start to Game 1, scoring only 2 runs in the first 5 innings.  The team struggled to put together hits and got behind 5-1, while managing only 10 hits in the game.  Leading the team with 2 hits each were Craig Wright, Greg Kloiber and Skip Evans. However, the biggest boost came from a 2 RBI double off the bat of Bryan Chase in the 7th inning to close the gap to 7-5.  Chase then scored to make the final score 7-6 and ending any chance for a comeback.  The team is looking forward with positivity and getting a better start on Thursday! 

2026 Schedule of Events

Indoor Workouts are currently in progress at the Northeast Racquet Club every Tuesday and Thursday from 10 AM until noon.  If the weather magically turns nice we will move outdoors to Community Park in Middletown.

We will need to start working on the 2026 team draft at the end of March in order to have jerseys ready for opening day.

We expect to announce the results of the 2026 player draft on April 23rd.  Reserve the date.

Each team will have 2 practice games on either Monday April 27th, or Thuesday April 28th and Thursday April 30th.  We will have one game on Monday the 27th because we have an uneven number of teams this season.

Opening Day will be May 5th.

We will have 11 teams with the new team being named the Hot Shots and managed by Tony Baccari.   Dick Tosti will manage the Classics replaceing Eric Gottlieb and Jack Zupan will resume control of the Panthers.

There will be a 2 week break starting on 6/26/2026 through 7/13/2026, with league play resuming on 7/14/2026 .

(rev . 12-Apr-2026)